About that monthly Port Authority meeting in Jersey City to be chaired by David Samson and protested by the NJ Working Families Alliance: Samson announced he had to excuse himself from the meeting and left. Guess he had to see about his new federal subpoenas concerning the commissions his law firm earned from $2.8 BILLION in construction contracts that he authorized on two other New Jersey bridges.

Meanwhile, Christie is accusing the local unions he's opposed of infiltrating his town hall meetings, and has allowed state police officers to photograph the protestors. The New Jersey attorney general has issued a "cease and desist" order:

"The State Police is responsible for the safety and security of the governor and the public at town hall meetings. In doing so, the State Police are careful to guarantee that First Amendment rights are respected and the public — whether expressing positive or negative sentiments toward the governor and his policies — have ample opportunity to make their positions known."

In case you've forgotten, the attorney general was supposed to be replaced by Christie's chief of staff Kevin O'Dowd. Due to being implicated in Bridge(t)-Gate, however, the nomination was postponed. A perfect example of how Christie not only knew, but masterminded everything right down to trying to cripple any attempts at state-level oversight.